Standard: Fine Arts

07 Mar 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Ephemeral Art

March – October

Ephemeral Art, or Environmental Art, is all about how we can create art outside that leaves no negative environmental impact. Immerse yourself in the natural world and discover how to use your surroundings to create art with mediums you may not have considered before. Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us. This program only operates in warmer months (August-October 31; March 15-June).

 All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.1.3RE Share their artmaking processes with peers.
  • VA.1.2PR Invent imagery and symbols to express thoughts and feelings.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • PS.1.1 Properties of objects and materials can change.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS.Gov.1.9 Collaboration requires group members to respect the rights and opinions of others.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.D1. 2.a Practice giving and receiving feedback in a respectful way.

Vocabulary:

ephemeral art, environmental art, natural materials, decompose, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, Richard Schilling, Andy Goldsworthy

07 Mar 2023

Colors!

August-June

Have you ever been red with anger, green with jealousy, or felt blue when you are sad? Do you enjoy the changing colors of each season? The colors we see every day have many stories to tell. Explore the colors around Greenacres and let them inspire your creative mind.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.K.2PR Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.
  • MUS.K.8CE Explore connections between sound and its visual representation.
  • TH.K.1PR Imitate movements, voices and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.A1. 1.a Identify basic personal emotions
  • SEL.C1. 1.a Identify facial and body cues representing feelings in others

Ohio Science Standards:

  • K.PS.1 Objects and materials can be sorted and described by their properties.

 

    Vocabulary:

    color, primary, secondary, emotions

    27 Jan 2023

    Arts in the Natural World Series: Documentations of Nature

    April – October

    Learn how to document nature from an artist’s perspective. This program is designed to encourage your students to observe the little things surrounding them; from the colors and textures of the plants in our gardens to the sounds and smells found on our trails. This program may even present the option to incorporate sound and/or video recording technologies. Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us.

    All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

    Fine Arts Standards:

    • VA.5.1PR Integrate observational and technical skills to strengthen artmaking
    • MU.5.3RE Describe how the process of learning in music connects to learning in other arts and other subject areas.

    Ohio Science Standards:

    • PS.5.1.PS.2 Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

    Ohio Technology Standards:

    • DT.3-5.3.b. Explore and document connections between technology and other fields of study.

    Vocabulary:

    documentation, recording, observation, color, sound, scent, senses

    27 Jan 2023

    Art Appreciation Series: Gallery Experience

    August-June

    Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a museum or art gallery? Students will spend the day with the Arts Educators learning the ins and outs of working at an art gallery and trying their own hand at collaborating, creating, curating, and designing art exhibits. Programs in the Arts Appreciation Series encourage students to practice their communication skills, particularly oral communication, through intentional opportunities for speaking about and engaging with the arts and each other. This program is ideal for a 3-4 hour program.

    All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

    Fine Arts Standards:

    • VA.5.1.PE Understand that the context of an art object has an effect on how that object is perceived.
    • VA.5.2.PE Identify and communicate how historical and cultural contexts influence ideas that inform artists.

    Ohio Engineering Standards:

    • Tech.DT.3-5.2.b. Plan and implement a design process: identify a problem, think about ways to solve the problem, develop possible solutions, test and evaluate solution(s), present a possible solution, and redesign to improve the solution.
    • Tech.DT.3-5.3.c. Identify a product and describe how people from different disciplines combined their skills in the design and production of the product

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.A4. 2.b Demonstrate confidence in the ability to complete a range of tasks and address challenges while expressing positive attitudes towards self

    Vocabulary:

    curator, gallery, exhibition, design, docent, collection, painting, context

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